Sky Uppercut

Essentials

Sky Uppercut

physical

Generation 3

Summary

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 85; percentile 68.9
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 76.5 power
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based

This move has 1.2× its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

This move can hit Pokémon under the effect of Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An uppercut thrown as if leaping into the sky.
: The user attacks with an uppercut thrown skywards with force.

: The user attacks the foe with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

: The user attacks the target with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

Foreign Names

Czech: Nebeský úder
French: Stratopercut
Italian: Stramontante
Spanish: Gancho Alto
German: Himmelhieb
Japanese: スカイアッパー (sukaiappaa)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

♥

Flavor text

Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Use after

Focus Energy

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Sky Uppercut.

Pokémon

Fighting Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Sky Uppercut's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
32	36	41	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Humanshape	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
50	50	50	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
59	59	59	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
36	33	33	Breloom		Effect Spore Poison Heal Technician		Fairy Plant	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
			Buneary		Run Away Klutz Limber		Ground Humanshape	55	66	44	44	56	85	350
			Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		No Eggs	40	70	40	35	40	60	285